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A Battle over Bison in Montana Sets a Dangerous Precedent (Nationalreview)
Acquisition of Oregon beer distributing company to impact 177 workers (KOIN)
(WA) Redmond startup land Air Force contracts to retrofit heavy machinery (BizJournals)
BLM approves Grassy Mountain mine to boost eastern Oregon’s economy by $140M annually (KATU)
Oregon hospitals failed in 2024 to meet national standards on several preventable infections (OPB)
Robotaxi Company Waymo Is Eyeing Portland, PBOT Director Says (WW)
Vice Chair of Oregon Senate Housing Committee Seeks Prevailing Wage Reforms (WW)
(WA) Mortenson lands $215M airport job (DJC)
(ID) Cantor names to key leadership position in City of Boise (IBR)
Defusing divisive public lands debates with data is Headwaters Economics' goal (Helenair)
Idaho is among the most expensive states to give birth in. Here are the rankings (IDStatesman)
Boeing’s WA employment fell nearly 4% in 2025, while total headcount grew (SeattleTimes)
Bellingham cookie company outlasts COVID, diet dads - and expands (CascadiaDaily)
(MT) State moves forward with plans to improve road between Bozeman and Big Sky (DailyMontanan)
Sabey seeks extension on land deal for locating huge data center in Butte (MTStandard)
Downtown Seattle office tower trades for $83.6 million in foreclosure sale (Bizjournals)
Onetime Seattle unicorn acquired for $13 million in bankruptcy auction (BizJournals)

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